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Let’s talk about @computerblood ‘s imaginative & compelling new collection of what *could* be PFP’s… foundation.app/collection/viv… the “Skulls of Lucifer”.
With the goal of 666 unique renderings these anthropomorphic skulls present a hallucinogenic detour into dissection and abstraction of the Skull. AKA Whalesink rolls his proverbial sleeves up twice a day to create new skulls for the collection & the result is remarkable - from holographic hellhounds to monochromatic demons, biblical perversions to maniacal imps - the collection is rich in sigils and visual puns. These images create a visual repast & the collectors get a sense of having found something akin to an archeological artifact from the 9th Circle of Hell after ingesting a heroic dose of psilocybin. I feel Whalesink has inadvertently created a “new” kind of PFP - one that is primarily and critically about the Art. As a collector it has become evident as the “SOL”collection grows that it has attracted attention from not only other collectors but also respected artists who have scooped these pieces.
Will artists who put the Art forward and offer their collectors unique pieces at a nominal price (.0666 in the case of the opening bids for each “SOL” auction) - and who choose to leave behind the cheap cut n’ paste “trait sharing” (read: low effort) aesthetic that so many PFP collections defaulted to in the past raise the bar in this vanguard? Time will tell; but @computerblood leads the way.
With the goal of 666 unique renderings these anthropomorphic skulls present a hallucinogenic detour into dissection and abstraction of the Skull. AKA Whalesink rolls his proverbial sleeves up twice a day to create new skulls for the collection & the result is remarkable - from holographic hellhounds to monochromatic demons, biblical perversions to maniacal imps - the collection is rich in sigils and visual puns. These images create a visual repast & the collectors get a sense of having found something akin to an archeological artifact from the 9th Circle of Hell after ingesting a heroic dose of psilocybin. I feel Whalesink has inadvertently created a “new” kind of PFP - one that is primarily and critically about the Art. As a collector it has become evident as the “SOL”collection grows that it has attracted attention from not only other collectors but also respected artists who have scooped these pieces.
Will artists who put the Art forward and offer their collectors unique pieces at a nominal price (.0666 in the case of the opening bids for each “SOL” auction) - and who choose to leave behind the cheap cut n’ paste “trait sharing” (read: low effort) aesthetic that so many PFP collections defaulted to in the past raise the bar in this vanguard? Time will tell; but @computerblood leads the way.
